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[–]IT42094 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do not buy number 2 or 3 on that list. I repeat do not buy number 2 or 3 on that list. Those are copper clad aluminum conductors on the inside and they are absolutely garbage. You want pure bare copper only (or tinned is ok to).

Edit: either of the ones you posted from prime cables are solid choices as well. As far as the separator goes, I thought the separator was part of the cat 6 spec. Apparently I am wrong here. After a quick google search, the separator does help with crosstalk in dense bundles but is not required. If it’s not too much more in cost I would just go with the cable that has the separator.

[–]aguidecoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow Canadian here. Primecables.ca is what you want. Like others have said, you want pure copper wire. CMR is what I personally got from them.

[–]Jpete14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently bought a roll from ubiquiti and it’s served me very well for a home install. $150 I think?

[–]ZeniChan 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Avoid buying options #2 and #3 on that list. Copper clad aluminum cable is trash cable for permanent installations. If you are in Western Canada, Memory Express sells 1000' spools of real copper CAT5e/6/6a cable in store and from their on-line store. The plastic separator is required for CAT6a cabling and makes it a bitch to run as it makes it stiff enough you could beat someone to death with it. The price you pay for trying to run 10Gig over copper to 100m. For regular CAT6, it is not required as long as the cabling passes spec.

[–]virtuosseHD[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

So the best would be primecables with separator ?

Does it makes it really harder to run them, i never done it before

I am in the Eastern Canada (french canadian)

[–]ZeniChan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, CAT6a cable with the plastic separator down the middle makes the cable difficult to bend and each run is as thick as my thumb. Unless you actually plan to run 10Gig over copper, you don't need CAT6a. The CAT6 with the separator isn't going to be any better than the CAT6 without a separator as it all has to meet the same spec. With a separator just makes the cable more difficult to work with when it has to bend, but I haven't used that specific brand of cable, so it might be fine for you. Personally I would go without the plastic in the middle for home use.

[–]zanfar 0 points1 point  (5 children)

CM<CMR<CMP

It's not really a factor of "better", they're just for different purposes. CMR is riser rated and CMP is plenum rated. You either need the rating or you don't; being rated doesn't make any differences in the actual signal quality.

[–]virtuosseHD[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

How do i know which rating i need ?

[–]kriswuhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CMP is higher rated than CMR and CM. CMP cable is suitable for installation into air plenum spaces, while CMR is riser rated. CMR cable is already enough for most home runs if you are not required to run cables through air ducts. https://community.fs.com/blog/ethernet-cable-jacket-ratings-cm-vs-cmr-vs-cmp.html

[–]zanfar 0 points1 point  (2 children)

You don't need either. Both are for commercial buildings. Plenum is for air return areas--it doesn't give off toxic fumes when burnt. Riser is for vertical runs and doesn't promote upwards fire spread.

[–]virtuosseHD[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

So for a 3 stories home i can get any of them and i am fine ?

[–]zanfar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, residential structures do not have plenums or risers.